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Who are What Seems to Be the Problem’s Adam Kay and Mark Watson?

Adam Kay and Mark Watson are a comedy force to be reckoned with in their new Audible collaboration What Seems to Be the Problem. But who are they?

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a former doctor and bestselling writer, best known for his debut book This is Going to Hurt. Revisiting his past as a junior doctor, This is Going to Hurt was a Sunday Times number one bestseller for nine months and has sold over 1.5 million copies. It has also been translated into 35 languages worldwide.

As a performer, Adam has toured the country with his live version of This is Going to Hurt. He has written for television, including BBC hit Mrs. Brown’s Boys.

Fun fact: Remember the infamously crude London Underground-themed parody to Going Underground in 2005? This was performed by parody band Amateur Transplants, fronted by Adam Kay.

Mark Watson

Kay’s co-conspirator, Mark Watson, is also a familiar face on the comedy circuit. He’s appeared on Mock The Week, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Would I Lie to You? and Taskmaster. He’s appeared at Edinburgh Fringe multiple times over the last two decades and was named Edinburgh Festival’s highest achiever of the decade by The Times.

Watson has also written six books, including The Place that Didn’t Exist, Hotel Alpha, and The Knot.

Adam Kay and Mark Watson’s What Seems to Be the Problem is a new insight into the human body and the many ways it can go completely wrong. What’s more, the results of medical intervention can lead to some absolutely unbelievable stories.

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The former Metropolitan police force veteran who inspired hit drama Prime Suspect’s DCI Jane Tennison, Jackie Malton, returns to detective work in new CBS Reality series The Real Prime Suspect.

The Real Prime Suspect is a real life documentary series re-investigating some of Britain’s most notorious crimes with Malton at the helm. Malton’s extensive contact list means she gains access to the detectives, journalists and witnesses who were at the scene of the crime – helping her provide new insight on how and why some of the country’s most devastating crimes were committed.

The first in the ten part series, which starts tonight at 10pm, features the case of robber, kidnapper and murderer Donald Neilson. The former serviceman, known as the “Black Panther” for his dark clothing, committed more than 400 burglaries. After taking to robbing post offices, he murdered three postmasters during a reign of terror in the early 1970s. In 1975, he kidnapped teenage heiress Leslie Whittle, demanding a £50,000 ransom for her safe return.

The Real Prime Suspect takes its audience to the same park where Whittle was held, imprisoned in a tunnel system far below those searching for her. Malton holds exclusive interviews with the individuals who worked on the investigation, including the police officer who discovered Whittle’s body and one of the journalists who broke the story. Malton listens to the ransom tapes Neilson forced Whittle to record, and the police recordings of Neilson’s interviews in custody. She paints the chilling story of a remorseless narcissist.

Malton, on her first time presenting a television series, is a breath of fresh air. Her knowledge and expertise gives audience a genuine insight into working on a high-profile case, while her continuing empathy for the victims reminds one exactly what was at stake. In one scene, Malton becomes visibly emotional as she explains how some cases “just get you” as an investigator. In another, she relays a terrifying trick played on her by a prisoner that she remembers to this day. These are insights and responses from somebody who has lived the life of a detective – and make for excellent television. It makes for stark contrast with the psychopathic subject of this first episode.

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The funniest audiobooks to listen to on Audible

The dawn of the audiobook is here. What better way to enjoy a book is there than by settling back with one’s headphones and letting someone else do the hard work for you?

We’ve compiled a list of the books that have made a fine transition into audio format and definitely require a listen – you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you won’t get eye strain!

1. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

Adam Kay

The much-talked about Sunday Times number one best seller, This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, is wonderfully sharp, funny, and devastating in equal measure. An eye-opening insight into the lives of student doctors, told with witty turn of phrase, means this one will have listeners both laughing and learning.

2. James Acaster’s Classic Scrapes

James Acaster

Famous for his comedy television show appearances and being nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times, James Acaster is one of Britain’s brightest young talents. His audiobook follows the same vein as his comedy: James is an odd guy who gets himself into the most unbelievable (and priceless) scrapes. The results, as he tries to dig himself out, are nearly always hilarious.

3. Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse

David Mitchell

For fans of the Would I Lie To You comedian, David Mitchell’s Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse is a collection of five years of his witty newspaper columns. The man himself reads on an assortment of subjects, offering his smart and sardonic opinion on the world for our amusement.

4. Alan Partridge: Nomad

Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)

Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge is back with an autobiography about himself, and indeed Britain, all told with the broadcaster’s signature style. Fans of the satirical Partridge will laugh out loud at this continuation of Partridge’s story, especially read by the man himself.

5. Life and Laughing: My Story

Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre’s 2010 autobiography is just as funny on a re-read, and more so when read by McIntyre himself. This is the story of the man before the record breaking comedy successes, long before Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. It’s a touching, but most importantly – very very funny – tale.

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Emmy Awards 2019: The Nominees

The Emmy Award 2019 nominations have been unveiled.

As expected, Game of Thrones is at the head of the race with a whopping 32 nominations for its rollercoaster final season. Nine of its actors are nominated for gongs, including first time nominations for Sophie Turner, Gwendoline Christie and Alfie Allen.

Competing against Thrones for Outstanding Drama Series are British hit dramas Bodyguard and Killing Eve.

It’s a good year all around for HBO, who lead the race with 137 nominations. This is 20 nominations ahead of Netflix, their closest competitor.

The full list of nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Comedy Series

Barry

Fleabag

The Good Place

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Russian Doll

Schitt’s Creek

Veep

Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul

Bodyguard

Game of Thrones

Killing Eve

Ozark

Pose

Succession

This Is Us

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Mahershala Ali, True Detective

Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora

Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal

Jared Harris, Chernobyl

Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us

Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora

Aunjanue Ellis, When They See us

Joey King, The Act

Niecy Nash, When They See Us

Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal

Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl

Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora

John Leguizamo, When They See Us

Michael K. Williams, When They See Us

Asante Blackk, When They See Us

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon

Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects

Patricia Arquette, The Act

Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us

Vera Farmiga, When They See Us

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Don Cheadle, Black Monday

Ted Danson, The Good Place

Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

Bill Hader, Barry

Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, Dead To Me

Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll

Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Stephen Root, Barry

Henry Winkler, Barry

Anthony Carrigan, Barry

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sarah Goldberg, Barry

Sian Clifford, Fleabag

Olivia Colman, Fleabag

Betty Gilpin, GLOW

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Billy Porter, Pose

Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

Laura Linney, Ozark

Mandy Moore, This Is Us

Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul

Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Michael Kelly, House of Cards

Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones

Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve

Julia Garner, Ozark

Outstanding Reality Competition Series

Amazing Race

American Ninja Warrior

Nailed It

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Top Chef

The Voice

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show

Full Frontal

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

The Late Late Show With James Corden

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home With Amy Sedaris

Documentary Now!

Drunk History

I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman

Saturday Night Live

Who Is America?

Outstanding Television Movie

Bandersnatch

Brexit

Deadwood

King Lear

My Dinner with Hervé

Outstanding Limited Series

Netflix cuts controversial 13 Reasons Why suicide scene

Netflix has cut 13 Reasons Why‘s controversial suicide scene. The scene, which took place in the final episode of season one, originally depicted Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) taking her… read more

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Netflix cuts controversial 13 Reasons Why suicide scene

Netflix has cut 13 Reasons Why‘s controversial suicide scene.

The scene, which took place in the final episode of season one, originally depicted Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) taking her own life.

The scene has been a subject of controversy and debate since its first season, with Netflix initially defending the content. In 2018, Netflix chief Reed Hastings responded to concerns with “it is controversial, but nobody has to watch it”.

However, after consulting with experts and ahead of the launch of season three, Netflix has decided to remove the graphic scene entirely.

In a statement, Netflix said: “We’ve heard from many young people that 13 Reasons Why encouraged them to start conversations about difficult issues like depression and suicide and get help — often for the first time.

“As we prepare to launch season three later this summer, we’ve been mindful about the ongoing debate around the show.

“So on the advice of medical experts, including Dr Christine Moutier, Chief Medical Officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we’ve decided with creator Brian Yorkey and the producers to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from season one.”

Yorkey explained: “It was our hope, in making 13 Reasons Why into a television show, to tell a story that would help young viewers feel seen and heard, and encourage empathy in all who viewed it, much as the bestselling book did before us.

“Our creative intent in portraying the ugly, painful reality of suicide in such graphic detail in season one was to tell the truth about the horror of such an act, and make sure no-one would ever wish to emulate it.

“No one scene is more important than the life of the show, and its message that we must take better care of each other. We believe this edit will help the show do the most good for the most people while mitigating any risk for especially vulnerable young viewers.”

The newly edited episode now omits the original scene, instead cutting to her parents’ reaction to Hannah’s death.

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Shock Love Island elimination twist rocks villa

A new shock elimination twist has rocked the Love Island island villa.

One of couple Michael Griffiths and Joanna Chimonides will have to leave the villa, after Sunday’s voting results. The couple received one of the two lowest public votes, before supposedly being voted out by their fellow contestants.

However, this proved not to be the cast when host Caroline Flack revealed a new twist.

“You can’t stay in Love Island as a couple,” she told Michael and Joanna. “One of you will leave the villa.”